Single-cell analysis of adult human heart across healthy and cardiovascular disease patients reveals the cellular landscape underlying SARS-CoV-2 invasion of myocardial tissue through ACE2

Abstract Background The distribution of ACE2 and accessory proteases (ANAD17 and CTSL) in cardiovascular tissue and the host cell receptor binding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are crucial to understanding the virus’s cell invasion, which may play a significant role...

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Main Authors: Cong Chen, Jie Wang, Yong-Mei Liu, Jun Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04224-1